Persuasive Peers: Social Communication and Voting in Latin America

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Main Details

Title Persuasive Peers: Social Communication and Voting in Latin America
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andy Baker
By (author) Barry Ames
By (author) Lucio Renno
SeriesPrinceton Studies in Global and Comparative Sociology
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780691205786
ClassificationsDewey:324.98
Audience
General
Illustrations 55 b/w illus. 40 tables.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 27 October 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

How voting behavior in Latin America is influenced by social networks and everyday communication among peers In Latin America's new democracies, political parties and mass partisanship are not deeply entrenched, leaving many votes up for grabs during election campaigns. In a typical presidential election season, between one-quarter and one-half

Author Biography

Andy Baker is professor of political science and director of the Program on International Development at the University of Colorado Boulder. Barry Ames is the Andrew Mellon Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Pittsburgh. Lucio Renno is professor of political science at the University of Brasilia.

Reviews

"Winner of the Best Book Award, Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association"